The BEST and WORST Books We Read This Year | 2025 Reading Wrap Up 📚 [EP#24]

2025 wrapped! Let's talk about the best and worst books we read this year, going month to month. THANK YOU for listening this year, and can't wait for more episodes to come in 2026!

Books Discussed: The Strength of the Few - James Islington Oathbringer - Brandon Sanderson Red Rising - Pierce Brown The Favourites - Layne Fargo Love in the Time of Serial Killers - Alicia Thompson Blood Over Bright Haven - ML Wang Pumpkin Spice Cafe - Laurie Gilmore Sunrise on the Reaping - Suzanne Collins Deep End - Ali Hazelwood Wild Reverence - Rebecca Ross Immortal Dark - Tigest Girma Us Against You - Fredrik Backman Firefly Lane - Kristin Hannah Atmosphere - Taylor Jenkins Reid The Summer We Ran - Audrey Ingram Jade War - Fonda Lee We'll Always Have Summer - Jenny Han Jade Legacy - Fonda Lee Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales - Heather Fawcett Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir Metal Slinger - Rachel Schneider Words of Radiance - Brandon Sanderson Mate - Ali Hazelwood Red City - Marie Lu The Poet Empress - Shen Tao Morning Star - Pierce Brown Heartstopper - Alice Oseman Hero of Ages - Brandon Sanderson His and Hers - Alice Feeney The Blood Traitor - Lynette Noni All I Ever Wanted Was to be Hot - Lucinda Price Reckless - Lauren Roberts Holding the Reins - Paisley Hope A Familiar Stranger - AR Torre A Torch Against the Night - Sabaa Tahir Save Me - Mona Kasten The Raven Scholar - Antonia Hodgson Our Infinite Fates - Laura Steven The Way of Kings - Brandon Sanderson Wild Side - Elsie Silver Kingdom of Copper - SA Chakraborty Regretting You - Colleen Hoover The Will of the Many - James Islington People Watching - Hannah Bonam Young The Defender - Ana Huang The Cursed Melodies - Connie Glynn

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